JURY AWARDS $1.1 MILLION TO PALMDALE TEENAGER SHOT BY LASD DEPUTY WHILE ON BIKE WITH TOY GUN This...
LASD Gets $$….Allegations Ongoing for Pasadena PD Officers…Supremes Hear DOMA…
SUPES VOTE TO GIVE SHERIFF ASKED FOR $22 MILLION FOR PATROLS At Tuesday’s LA County Board of...
Rules for Engagement: The Collateral Damage of School Discipline…and What to Do About It
THE SECRET TO FIXING SCHOOL DISCIPLINE PROBLEMS: CHANGE THE ADULTS Journalist Jane Stevens has a...
Prop 8 Arguments: Is Gay Marriage Younger than Cell Phones? What About the Children? Should Post-Menopausal Women Be Allowed to Marry….and Other Pressing Questions (Plus a New Big LAPD Settlement)
PROP 8 CHALLENGER ATTORNEYS DAVID BOIES AND TED OLSON AFTER TUESDAY’S HEARING It is still...
Is the Right to Counsel Becoming a Myth? ….R.I.P. Anthony Lewis….Prepping for the Supremes & Prop 8, et al
IS OUR RIGHT TO COMPETENT LEGAL COUNSEL IF WE NEED IT A MYTH? Every week I get a couple of calls...
Paul Tanaka’s Exit: the Sequel….and Possible Plans for 2014
The LA Times’ Robert Faturechi and Jack Leonard report that Undersheriff Paul Tanaka did not...
The DOJ Slams Meridian, MS Schools, with “Remarkable” Federal Consent Decree—Providing Possible Reform Roadmap for Schools Nationwide
When it comes to overly punative school discipline policies, Meridian, Mississippi, arguably leads...
Baca Speaks to Editorial Board of LA News Group……LA Experts Assess Villaraigosa’s Public Safety Report Card…SCOTUS Hears Gay Marriage Next Week
BACA TALKS TO EDITORIAL BOARD OF LA NEWS GROUP AND GETS IMPROVED REVIEWS The LA News Group includes...
Mistakes Kids Make….the School Suspension Boondoggle….”Education Under Arrest”
A brand new initiative called “Mistakes Kids Make,” sponsored by the John D. and...
Charlie Beck Says LAPD Doing Anonymous Officer Surveys, LA Cop Files Suit Charging Racism, New LASD Assistant Sheriff Does Interviews….and More
LAPD Chief Charlie Beck did a couple of back-to-back interviews this week—with KPCC’s...
Baca Jail-Building Plan Needs More Study Say Supes…..How Are Your Realignment Tax Billions $$ Being Spent?….Do We Need Legislation to Rein in Zero Tolerance?
LOS ANGELES SUPERVISORS (THANKFULLY) DECIDE THAT BACA’S $1 BILLION JAIL-BUILDING PLAN NEEDS...
Sheriff Will Explain (Again) to the Supes Why He Needs $1 Billion for a New Jail and Another $22 Million to Be Able to Police LA County – UPDATED
JAILS, JAILS AND MORE JAILS Tuesday’s LA County Supervisor’s meeting is pretty much the...
WINTER WOMEN: Finding “Non-Traditional” Employment for LA County’s Women in Need of Jobs
Most every weekday in a parking lot in Long Beach, clusters of LA women, ranging in ages from 18 to...
50 Years of Gideon—the Case That Created the Right to Public Defense…Plus Failing Our Girls in the Juvie Justice System… & More $$ for the LASD
HAPPY 50th BIRTHDAY GIDEON V. WAINWRIGHT – THE RIGHT TO AN ATTORNEY We have all heard the...
Prison Recidivism? There’s an App for That…. and More
CAN SMART PHONE TECHNOLOGY IMPROVE AMERICA’S INCARCERATION POLICY? Prison Recidivism? ...
LA County Probation Chief Jerry Powers Issues “Honesty Directive” for Dept. Employees (Not Everyone Is Thrilled)
DO GOOD, AVOID EVIL On Wednesday afternoon, the Chief of LA County Probation, Jerry Powers, sent...
New Openly Lesbian LASD Custody Commander…What Factors Lead to Wrongful Convictions…Taxes & Trucks….Dreamers & Healthcare
LASD Captain Kelley Frazer (see above video) is scheduled to be promoted to the position of...
Rebooting Fatherhood in Jordan Downs
REBOOTING FATHERHOOD IN THE PROJECTS As Jordan Downs heads for a massive rebuild, how the men in...